Curtain and shade support.



W. J. JONES.

CURTAIN AND SHADE SUPPORT.

APPLICATION FILED FEB. 14, 1913.

Patented Sept. 9, 1913.

WILLIAM J. JONES, OF MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA.

CURTAIN AND SHADE surreal.

Specification of Letters Patent.

, Patented Sept. a, rare Application filed February 14, 1913, Serial No.748,484.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, WILLIAM J. JONES, citizenof the United States, residing at Minneapolis, in the county ofI-Iennepin and State of Minnesota, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Curtain and Shade Supports, of which the following is aspecification, reference being had to the accompanying drawings. 5

This invention relates to new and useful improvements in curtain andshade supports and more particularly to a combined shade and curtainpole support, theobject of the.

invention being to provide a device of this character which isconstructed in two sections, one of said sections being adapted to berigidly secured to the window casing and the other of said sectionsbeing removably mounted thereon. Another object of the invention is toprovide a curtain and shade pole support which will possess advantagesin points of efiiciency and durability, is inexpensive of manufactureand at the same time is simple in construction and operation."

iVith the above and other objects in view, the invention consists in thenovel features of construction and the combination and arrangement ofparts to be hereinafter more fully described, pointed out in the claimsand shown in the'accompanying drawings, in whicha Figure lis a sideelevation of a supporting bracket constructed in accordance with myinvention; and Fig. 2 is a longitudinal sectional view.

Referring more particularly to the drawings, 1 indicates the cylindricalbody member, one end of which is provided with a funnel shaped enlargedportion 2 and formed integral with the outer end of the enlarged portion2 is a screw 3 which is adapted to be threaded into the window casing orother object upon which the de 7 vice is to be applied to rigidlysupport the body in a substantially horizontal position. Slidablymounted upon the body 1 is a tubular casing 4 upon the outer end ofwhich is formed the pole supporting member 5 which is of substantiallyU-shaped form. Thecasing 4 is provided upon one side thereof with asuitable opening 6 which communicates by means of a slot 7 with a recess8 formed in the lower end of the pole support 5, the recess 8 beingoffset with respect to the slot 7. Thus, when the casing 4: is mountedupon the body 1, after said body has been rigidly secured to the casing,a pin 9 is inserted down through the opening 6 into an opening 10 formedin the outer end of the body 1. The casing 4 is then moved upon the body1,'the pin 9 mov ing within the slot '7 until the same reaches therecesses 8, a slight turn of the casing upon the body moving thepin 9into the recess whereby any turning movement of the casing upon the bodywill be prevented.

The casing 4 is provided at its inner end with a funnel shaped mouth 11formed coincident with the enlarged portion 2 so that the same will fitsnugly thereon when the casing 4- is arranged in its operative position.Formed integral with the upper side of the casing i are the upwardlyprojecting ears 12 provided with suitable openings 18 and recesses 14;for the reception of the trunnions of the shade rollers whereby theshades will be suitably supported in position.

From the fore oing description taken in connection with the accompanyingdrawings, it will be readily apparent that I have provided a simple anddurable combined curtain and shade roller support which can be quicklyand easily placed in position upon the window casing or readily removedtherefrom. It will also be ap parent that the device is extremely simplein construction and can be manufactured at a comparatively low cost.

While I have shown and described the preferred form of my invention itwill be obvious that various changes in the details of construction andin the proportions may be resorted to for successfully carrying myinvention into practice without sacrificing any of the novel features ordeparting from the scope of the appended claims.

What I claim is 1. In a device of the character described, thecombination of a cylindrical body having an enlarged portion at one end,a screw formed integral with said enlarged portion,

a casing mounted upon the body and having.

one end engaging said enlarged portion, means for preventing rotarymovement of the casing, and means carried by the casing for supportingthe ends of a curtain pole and shade roller.

2. In a device of the character described, the combination of acylindrical body having a cone shaped enlarged portion at one end,ascrew formed integral with said enlarged portion, a casing mounted uponthe body and having a cone shaped mouth 00- incident With theenlarged'portion, means carried by the bodv for preventing rotarymovement of the casing, and means carried by the casing for supportingarcurtain pole and shade roller. 7

3. A device of the class described including a cylindrical body having atransverse opening at one end, a cone shaped enlarged portion attheother end, a casing mounted upon the body and having one end engagingthe enlarged portion, said casing having a slot in the other end, asupporting member forlned'on the outer end of the casing: and having anopening ooni'municating With said slot, and a pin arranged Withintheslot in the casing and the opening in the body and adapted to bedisposed in the opening in the supporting memberto prevent rotarymovement of the casing.

In testimony whereof I hereunto EtffiX my signature in'the presence oftwo Witnesses. 1

NVitnesses: V

G. FRANKE, v V M. ELIZABETH lVIoDIvI'r'r.-.

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WILLIAM V J. Jones. i

